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• Video: Wild CA Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Foot Chase, Takedown of Suspect

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  VIDEO: Wild CA Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Foot Chase, Takedown of SuspectA suspected tire thief was arrested Thursday in Orange County, CA, after a wild high-speed police chase ended when officers used a PIT maneuver to spin out the truck and then had to chase the man down on foot into a front yard.The truck weaved through traffic, swiped at least one innocent bystander, hit a blue car in a turn and nearly sideswiped another.The chase, which began in Huntington Beach, continued on freeways. The sus
  
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• Video: Rookie Michigan Officer Helps Save Life on First Call

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  VIDEO: Rookie Michigan Officer Helps Save Life on First CallAn officer with the Northville Township (MI) Police Department helped save a life Monday on his first day on the job.Tyler Schmittou, 23, responded to a 911 call around 8 p.m., when a 62-year-old man was in cardiac arrest. It was the first call of his career.Officers performed CPR and used an automated external defibrillator to shock the man.Schmittou was part of a team effort. Officers took over giving chest compressions, while Sc
  
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• Study Shows Dallas Officers Do Not Use Force More Often on Minorities

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  Dallas police officers do not disproportionately use force against minorities, contrary to common public perceptions, a new study has found.When circumstances such as drug or alcohol use and the officer's tenure are taken into account, differences in use of force between races fade away, according to peer-reviewed findings published in the American Journal of Public Health this week.Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas School
  
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• Cincinnati Mayor’s Office Mistakenly Honors Cop Killer, Apologizes

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  Cincinnati Mayor’s Office Mistakenly Honors Cop Killer  Cincinnati mayor John Cranley apologized to the Fraternal Order of Police Thursday night after his office mistakenly issued a proclamation honoring the man who ambushed and killed Cincinnati Police Officer Sonny Kim."This was a huge mistake," Cranley said, pausing to wipe tears from his eyes. "At the end of the day, the buck stops with me and there is no excuse. I am sorry, and it won't happen again."According to a retractio
  
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• Video: St. Louis Police Department Facing Staffing Crisis, Union Says

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  VIDEO: St. Louis Police Department Facing Staffing Crisis, Union SaysPolice union officials say St. Louis is facing a police staffing crisis. Currently, there are 1,196 sworn officers in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. But Jeff Roorda, business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, believes that number is actually closer to 1,000 or 1,100 when considering military, maternity or sick leave.5 On Your Side asked SLMPD for information to confirm that, but did not receiv
  
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• Nevada Expected to Become Second State to Mandate Police Body Cameras

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  Police officers in the state of Nevada may soon be required to wear body cameras under a measure that was sent on Thursday to Governor Brian Sandoval for his signature.The proposal, approved by the state legislature, would make Nevada the second state in the in the country to mandate that state and local police use body cameras. North Carolina passed a similar requirement in 2015.The body camera requirement expands existing state rules, which require their use by the Nevada Highway Patrol, and m
  
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• Charlotte Undercover Officer Justified in Killing Man at “Road Rage” Incident

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  The Mecklenburg County (NC) district attorney announced Friday that he will not seek charges against an undercover officer who was involved in a deadly shooting in east Charlotte.The undercover officer shot Josue Diaz, 28, in January. Investigators said Diaz approached the officer with a gun during a “road rage” incident. The incident began when Diaz hit the officer’s vehicle and kept going. The officer followed, and Diaz reportedly stopped and got out of his car.The 103-page r
  
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• Video: NY Trooper Critically Injured in Traffic Stop Crash

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  VIDEO: NY Trooper Critically Injured in Traffic Stop Crash A New York State trooper is in critical condition after being injured in a crash while conducting a traffic stop on I-86 Wednesday, reports the Associated Press.At approximately 4:38pm, State Police say Trooper Craig S. Foglia, of Troop E in Painted Post, had conducted a traffic stop and was sitting in his vehicle when he was struck from behind by a Ford F-150, reports WBNG.Authorities say Trooper Foglia's patrol car then struck the vehi
  
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• Chicago Police Adopt De-Escalation in Sweeping Change to Use-Of-Force Policy

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  The Chicago Police Department announced Wednesday a sweeping change to its use-of-force policy, embracing the concept of de-escalation during critical incidents, reports the Washington Post.Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson announced the new policies at a news conference Wednesday, saying it was devised after numerous community meetings, two first-ever public comment periods, and officer and police supervisor focus groups. He said that every one of the Chicago department's more than 12,000 officer
  
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• Bills Would Set Statewide Police Use of Force Policies in Wisconsin

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  A set of Democratic bills proposed Wednesday would set statewide policies for police use of force in Wisconsin. But the head of the state's largest law enforcement union says many of those rules are already in place throughout the state, reports the Capital Times.The legislation, being circulated for co-sponsorship, would set specific requirements for law enforcement agencies' use of force policies, require those policies be published online and require law enforcement officers to participate in
  
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• Gunman Attacks AZ Border Patrol Checkpoint

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  A man began firing at Border Patrol officers at an immigration checkpoint north of Tombstone, AZ, on Wednesday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.The man was driving north on State Route 80 and drove into the barriers of an immigration checkpoint at about 3:45 p.m., officials said. The man began firing a gun at officers, officials said, prompting them to return fire, reports the Arizona Republic.The man was shot and given immediate medical attention, and then flown to a hospital fo
  
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• 'Thin Blue Line' Act Passes House, Would Toughen Penalty on Cop Killers

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  Sarasota, FL, Republican Vern Buchanan's legislation to toughen penalties against cop killers has passed the House, reports Florida Politics.The "Thin Blue Line Act" would make the murder or attempted murder of a police officer, firefighter or other first responders an "aggravating" factor in death penalty determinations.The bill, approved by the House in a 271-143 vote, now goes to the Senate for a vote."America's police officers and first responders are the first ones on-scene to help those in
  
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• Video: CA Senator Wants Traffic Fines Reduced for Low-Income Earners

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  VIDEO: CA Senator Wants Traffic Fines Reduced for Low-Income EarnersState Sen. Bob Hertzberg, from the San Fernando Valley, is aiming to change California's traffic citation system for low-income drivers, reports KCBS."You should pay a price when you violate the law, but the price can't be a thousand times your annual salary," Hertzberg says.Under his proposal, traffic fines would stay the same but people who are unemployed or on welfare can qualify for a reduction. 
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• Bible Verse Decals to Come Off VA County Patrol Cars Immediately, Sheriff Says

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  The Bible verse decals that have adorned Montgomery County (VA) Sheriff's Office vehicles since March are coming off immediately, Sheriff Hank Partin said in a Thursday statement.Announcement of the decals' removal came after county officials began asking about them and as the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Virginia branch of the American Civil Liberties Union called the markings an unacceptable breach of the U.S. Constitution's wall between church and state, reports the Roanoke Times.
  
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